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♂ David R. Cooke
aliasDavid R. Cooke
Record
12328 · 4334

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 2 1 3
Total 2 2 4
Birth 4 August 1937
Age 86 years + 8 months
First mandate 2 May 1985 → 38 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 33 years + 7 months ago (5 September 1990)
Special notes
None
 
David R. Cooke (1937– ) 200x300
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 5 4 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William G. Ferguson  m 
 		 ⊕ John H. Reimer  m 
 
Eligible: 71,742 Votes: 51,853 Participation: 72.28% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4447(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 2/6 16,900 32.59% -6,330 Winner:
PC
 23,230 44.80% John H. Reimer
Eligible: 51,551 Votes: 30,210 Participation: 58.60% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12340(F) — 6 Jul 2023 21:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/5 14,066 46.86% +4,382 Loser:
PC
 9,684 32.26% Donald Travers
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 47
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 52,321 Votes: 29,611 Participation: 56.59% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5606(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/5 15,373 52.35% +6,994 Loser:
NDP
 8,379 28.53% Sue Coulter

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,184 Votes: 34,083 Participation: 62.90% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5476(F) — 6 Jul 2023 21:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 2/4 9,731 28.93% -6,019 Winner:
NDP
 15,750 46.82% William G. Ferguson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
David R. Cooke		 18 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
David R. Cooke		 18 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
David R. Cooke		 18 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Dec 2023 09:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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